miles from the stadium. jerry brown a practice squad player died after the vehicle he was in flipped over and caught fire. behind the wheel according to officers was his teammate josh brent the cowboys lineman. police say brent had been drinking. >> the officers were able to determine based on the objective symptoms he was displaying they felt alcohol was a factor. that's when they moved into the dwi investigation. >> casey seigel is live in dallas. what's the latest? >> this is from the police report. two players were partying last night at a club in dallas. that report goes on to say at 2:20 local time 24-year-old josh brent was driving irving at a high rate of speed when his vehicle tire hit a curb and flipped at least one time. they say the dallas cowboys nose tackle was responsive and he then failed the field sobriety text. he is charged with intoxication manslaughter. his team nate jerry brown junior did not survive. he was in the passenger seat. brown had been signed to the practice squad in october. now investigators are looking for eyewitnesss who may have seen this all unfo

, is under arrest. his teammate, jerry brown, who was in the car with him, died in the accident. one week to the day of the murder-suicide involving jovan belcher. this evening, newly-released surveillance video of him. john schriffen on both cases. he begins here with the new arrest. >> reporter: a late night of drinking and driving leads to the death of a dallas cowboys player. his teammate now under arrest, charged with manslaughter while intoxicated. 24-year-old josh brent, a defensive lineman, was speeding down a service road in irving, texas, when his vehicle hit a curb, flipped over, killing the passenger, 25-year-old linebacker jerry brown. >> when the officers arrived on the scene, mr. brent was dragging mr. brown from the vehicle. >> reporter: this comes one week after kansas city chiefs linebacker jovan belcher killed his girlfriend, kasandra perkins, before turning the gun on himself at the team's practice facility. >> you were visiting somebody at these apartments? >> this newly-released video taken hours before the vicious murder shows police responding to a 911 call ab

his car flipped and caught fire. >> jerry brown is my dear best friend. i'm just trying to deal with his death right now. >> not a good moment for anybody right now. i have to take care of my client. i have to take care of jerry brown's family. do whatever we can to make that as -- make amends as best we can. it's a difficult deal. i can't bring somebody back. >> brown had just landed a spot on the cowboys practice squad and recently posted on his facebook page that he was going become a father. >>> the australian deejays behind the royal prank phone call that went terrible wrong are breaking their silence. mel greij and michael said they're devastated. they spoke with a current affair on the australia nine network. >> we don't found out about the same time. think it was -- >> the worst phone call i have ever had in my life. i've thought about this a million times in my head that i just wanted to reach out to them and give a big hug and say sorry. so i hope they're okay. i really do. >> as for kate middleton, the british to be lloyd says her severe morning sickness worsened this week

drunk when his car flipped and caught fire. >> jerry brown is my dear best friend. i'm just trying to deal with his death right now. >> not a good moment for anybody right now. i have to take care of my client. i have to take care of jerry brown's family. do whatever we can to make that as -- make amends as best we can. it's a difficult deal. i can't bring somebody back. >> brown had just landed a spot on the cowboys practice squad and recently posted on his facebook page that he was going become a father. >>> the australian deejays behind the royal prank phone call that went terrible wrong are breaking their silence. mel greij and michael said they're devastated. they spoke with a current affair on the australia nine network. >> we don't found out about the same time. think it was -- >> the worst phone call i have ever had in my life. i've thought about this a million times in my head that i just wanted to reach out to them and give a big hug and say sorry. so i hope they're okay. i really do. >> as for kate middleton, the british to be lloyd says her severe morning sickness worse

during a car accident saturday morning that led to the death of his passenger and teammate jerry brown. casey stegele is live in arlington, texas. casey? >> reporter: yeah, today, josh brant is expected to bond out of jail. he has a bond hearing set later this morning. police believe that he was driving drunk, late friday night, early saturday morning, which is why he has been charged with intoxication manslaughter. apparently, he was driving his vehicle, not far from cowboys stadium, about a few miles or so, when he was driving at a high rate of speed, according to the police report, his wheel hit a curb. he lost control, flipped and his vehicle caught fire. officers on the scene say that the cowboys' nose tackle then failed the field sobriety test, but his attorney now saying that road construction in the area maybe partially to blame. listen. >> anyone that's been here knows how much construction is going on on 114. it's hazardous. it is not well lit at night. it is difficult to see. i have done tyou don't see these things. it is changing. it is not as if you know it thursday night and it'

right now is jerry brown's family. he is torn up. it is not a good moment for anybody right now. and i've got to take care of my client, and we've got to take care of jerry brown's family, do whatever we can to make amends as best as we can. obviously, you can't bring somebody back. >> brent was arrested on suspicion of intoxicated manslaughter. he could face significant jail time if convicted. >>> in news of the world tonight, the father of jenni rivera confirms tonight that the 43-year-old died when the plane crashed. they took off from monterey, mexico this morning, when the plane went down. it was found in mountainous terrain. rivera is a native of long beach. she was the subject of a popular reality show. the magazine, people in espanol named her to the 25 most popular women. >>> closing down the airport for several hours this weekend. in serbia, rescue teams struggled to reach passengers stranded in cars and buses. listen to this. one woman gave birth to a healthy baby, while stranded on the side of the road. she named that little girl, snow white. >>> in india, take a look at

jail yesterday, a day after they charged him with intoxicating manslaughter. jerry brown, a linebacker on the team's practice squad died when police say brent crashed his mercedes early wednesday morning near dallas. >> jerry brown is my dear best friend. i'm trying to deal with this right now. >> how -- >> no other statements. >> brent's release came about an hour after the cowboys defeated the bengals, 20-19 in cincinnati. brent was supposed to start in that game. >>> and in tampa bay, santas showing some skin. it was for the santa speedo run. runners wore speedo-style swimsuits to raise money to help children with aids. they raised more than $27,000. shameless, i love it. i'm terrell brown. this is the "cbs morning news." shameless, i love it. i'm terrell brown. this is the "cbs morning news." maybe it's time to start your own. [ female announcer ] kay presents today's levian... with exclusive levian chocolate diamonds. ♪ every kiss begins with kay with exclusive levian chocolate diamonds. maybmaybe you can't.re; when you have migraines with fifteen or more headache day

defensive tackle josh brent. the crash killed fellow teammate jerry brown. >> it appears that he was traveling at a high rate of speed at which time his vehicle touch the outside of the curve of the service road. causing the vehicle to flip at least one time. officers believe that a alcohol was a contributing factor. he was asked to perform some surprise tests. >> support the test-test sobriety. >> the cowboys released a statement today saying the team is deeply saddened by the accident and brown's death. return to index ofpolice in kansas city have released the dashcam video of officers interacting with. chiefs linebacker jovan belcher early saturday morning just hours before he died. up behind belcher who was parked on the side of the road in his bentley. belcher appeared drunk and asleep so the officers pulled him out of the vehicle and talked to him. they eventually decide to let him go if he agreed to go inside the building he was parked outside of. police say that just a few hours later belcher killed his girlfriend kasandra perkins before heading to the chiefs stadium and

of jerry brown junior. brown was an outsideline backer for the dallas practice squad. he was 25 years old. this is reportedly josh brent's second drunk driving arrest. >>> no doubt about it, it's going to be the topic of conversation at work or anywhere you go. ravens fans are feeling a bit beatened up after the battle of the beltway but it might take a while to recover because the redskins won in overtime 31-28 at fed ex field. and it came down to a field goal. >> disappointing loss. a heck of a football game. congratulations to the redskins getting it done at the end of the game like they did. they deserved the game because of the way they played at the end of the game. we are not disheartened weep understand what we are fighting for. >> we are close -- we were close but it was a back and forth game the whole day, and it was not one we felt we had in the bag. it was one that we thought might come down to the end the whole time and it did. >> next week the ravens play the broncos at home at m and t bank stadium at 1:00. >>> it's the holidays and we are looking for a good deal this ti

brent was pulling jerry brown out of the car when they arrived. dallas coach jason garrett talked about his players just a few minutes ago. >> obviously this is a very difficult situation, a tragedy occurred to our football team. in the last couple of days. and we lost jerry brown, practiced roster player for us who we picked up earlier in the year. and it's been really emotion for everybody and as the head coach of the team, i have to talk to the team and i have to inform them what happened, give them the news and then try to offer some perspective. you know, i talked a lot got the value of a teammate. fortunately i've been on a lot of teams in michigan liy life a that word team mait is really, really special. and jerry's one of our teammates. >>> in california, campus police shot and killed a graduate student at california state university in san baernardinobe. police say the student was shot and killed after he became aggressive and got into an altercation with officers in the hall ray of the dorm. >>> and a shooting on the tule indian reservation. the suspect hector salea shot

other is you should arrest after a car crash believed to be cause bide drunk driving. jerry brown has died and a teammate, josh brent, has been charged in his death. the first hour of america's news headquarters, starts with a report from our own casey stegele, live in cowboys stadium in arlington, texas. >> reporter: yeah. cowboys stadium behind me is quiet today because america's team is in cincinnati, playing the bengal this is afternoon. but we understand the team was briefed about this tragedy before their plane left dallas yesterday, that's when they learned that one of their teammates was dead and another one was behind bar, 24-year-old josh brent is expected to post bail later today from irving, texas, where he was arrested. police there say late friday night, early saturday morning, the cowboys' nose tackle left a club in dallas, was driving above the posted speed limit, hit a curb and flipped his car and investigators on the scene believe he was drunk. jerry brown, his friend and a dallas cowboys linebacker, did not survive the crash. >> the focus from our standpoint on beha

teammate, jerry brown. if he is convicted, brent faces up to 20 years in prison. >>> most judges don't work on sundays, but many were busy yesterday in washington state. they were helping same-sex couples tie the knot on the first day gay weddings were legal in the state. more than 130 i dos were exchanged at city hall where five separate wedding chapels were set up to accommodate crowd. some opened at midnight and began marrying couples. >>> from washington state to washington, d.c. and the first family was on hand for the sights and sounds of the season sunday. >> the obamas took part in the 31st annual christmas in washington celebration. >> should we release the elves? release the elves! come on down! >> come on. >> hey, elves. >> the elves were once patients at the children's national medical center. and took part in the event that raised money for the hospital. >> diana ross, and conan o'brien, and psy of gangnam style fame. were among the stars at the charity concert. >> gangnam style is everywhere. >> a little controversial because he has a past where he did anti-american songs

his teammate, jerry brown. >> a dallas cowboy in jail after an early-morning crash that killed his teammate. >> it appears as if he was traveling at a high rate of speed at which time the vehicle touched or impacted the outside curb of the service road causing the vehicle to flip at least one time. >> irving police say josh brent was driving when the mercedes flipped and landed on its top. the passenger was jerry brown jr., a linebacker on the cowboys practice squad. officers say the car was on fire when they arrived on scene. >> when our officers arrived on scene, mr. brent was removing or dragging mr. brown from the vehicle. >> investigators say brown was unresponsive and died at a hospital. they say speed and alcohol are factors in the crash. brent failed a field sobriety test. >> based on his performance of those tests along with our officers' observations and the conversations they had with him, he was placed under arrest for driving while intoxicated. once our officers learned that mr. brown had passed away, then mr. price brent was under arrest for intoxication manslaughter.

could use it against the people. >>> and linebacker jerry brown, a dallas cowboy, a member of the team's practice squad was pronounced dead at the hospital. he was riding in a car driven by josh brent, the starting nose tackle. brent has been arrested on suspicion of intoxication manslaughter. police say the player's mercedes was traveling at high speed when it hit a curb, flipped and caught fire. >>> and same-sex couples getting their day in court. today, the supreme court decided to hear cases regarding federal laws, one regarding the defense of marriage act, or doma, involving couples legally married in their own state. the other is a challenge to california's prop 8, which took away the rates of same-sex marriage that had been previously approved by state courts. >>> the top story this hour, a man considered the leader of a terrorist network, now in custody in egypt. this is why we're paying attention to this man. u.s. officials believe his group had something to do with the attack in libya that killed the american ambassador and three other u.s. citizens. our national corresp

devastating story here. more details of a second nfl tragedy. jerry brown has been killed in a car accident. he was riding in a car driven by josh brent. police think alcohol was involved, and he says after hitting a curb at a high speed, their car travelled nearly 900 feet. take a listen. >> our officers on scene felt as if alcohol was a contributing factor in the accident, so he was asked to perform some field sobriety tests. based on performance in those tests, along with our officers observations, and the conversations they had with him, he was placed under arrest for driving while intoxicated. >> he has been arrested on suspicion of intoxication manslaughter. a second degree felony charge. he could face a sentence from two to 20 years. a update now, new video released by the kansas city police show jovan belcher hours before he apparently killed his girlfriend and then himself. the first dash cam video you see here shows police catching to belcher. he was not arrested, and he told police he was going to an apartment to the see a woman. listen to what police told him. >> you li

jerry brown killed in a car crash. police alleging josh brent with intoxication manslaughter. that is how fox reports on this saturday december 8th, 2012. i am harris full can ne-- falkn. thank you for watching. huckabee starts. >> tonight on huckabee. >> decorating trees still not happy. >> why is charlie brown preesed? because it is offensive. we weigh in on the trouble standard. >> we are going to have to see the rates on the top 2 percent go up. >> virginia congressman randy forge on the president to go over the fiscal cliff. >> gabby douglas on the role of her try iumph. >> governor mike huckabee. >> thank you very much. great audience thank you from huckabee fox news studios in new york city. >> for the past few weeks i have 48 city scarlet i met several hundred who watch the show every week. there is political gridlock on both parties and many of you are concerned about the country. your kids and grand kids could have a better life in you. the recurring theme i heard over and over was the sense that our leaders weren't leading and they aren't listening. the elections accident a

speeding when his vehicle flipped over and hit a curb and inside, jerry brown was found unresponsive and pronounced dead at nearby hospital. we are awaiting a news conference from a police department in texas. we're keeping a close eye on it and bring you any developments as soon as they happen. >>> another fox news alert. a major take down in the fight against the war on terror. the alleged ring leader of an al-qaeda linked group suspected taking part in the september 11th assault in benghazi now in custody. egyptian authorities busting him in cairo and getting assistance from u.s. intelligence agencies. hello, i'm gregg jarrett. >> heather: i'm had heather childers. welcome to a brand-new hour. the suspect has been identified as this man, mohammad jamal amad he was in the process of trying to launch a new affiliated of al-qaeda in egypt, but the focus so his links to the brool attack that killed four americans including our ambassador to libya, christopher stevens. molly henneberg is live in washington. >> molly: he is is a leader in the terror world. he is ambitious. he is very danger

. dallas cowboy linebacker jerry brown has been killed in car accident. he was in a car driven by brent. this comes as we get surveillance video of kansas city player jovan belcher. he made heldlines last beak after killing his girlfriend and then himself. i want to bring in joe carter. joe, let's bring in the dallas cowboys. what more do we know about the tragic accident? sniet obviously happened early saturday morning around 2:30 a.m. josh driving the vehicle. his teammate and roommate was in the passenger seat. he was traveling well above the posted speed limit, which was 45 miles an hour. it hit the curb, flipped over it its top and the police say it slid about 900 feet. they arrested 24-year-old josh brent. one count of intoxicated manslaughter and they obviously pronounced jerry brown jr. dead at the hospital a little later. we have a statement or more from irving police, what they're saying about this. >> and do we have sound of it? >> do we have sound? >> okay. apparently -- >> on scene. it was felt alcohol was a contributing factor in the accident. so mr. price brent was

killed cowboys linebacker jerry brown, a member of the team's practice squad. police are saying that this accident happened about 2:20 this morning in the dallas suburb of irving, texas. officers at the scene were being told -- officers at the scene believed that alcohol was a contributing factor in that crash. he was asked to perform some field sobriety tests. based on the result of those tests along with the officers' observations and some conversations, he was arrested for driving while intoxicated. this is developing news out of texas. dallas cowboys defensive lineman josh brint facing an intoxication manslaughter charge. linebacker jerry brown, a member of that team's practice squad, is dead. at this point no comment from the cowboys team as of yet. more on the story as we continue to gather more information right here on msnbc. you ever notice that some people just have a knack for giving the perfect gift? they put real thought into it. and find just... the right...thing. how do they do that? more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. pick up a ridgid jobmax multi-

josh brent under arrest after a car crash that killed his teammate jerry brown. brown was just 25 years old. he was a member of the cowboys' practice squad. dominique is live in l.a. with the latest. dominique? >> hi, rick. jerry brown was a practice squad line backer. he was killed in the one-car accident around 2:20 in the morning in the dallas suburb of irving. his teammate josh brent was behind the wheel, and just the two of them were in the vehicle. the police department described how the accident unfolded. >> it appears as if he was traveling at a high rate of speed at which time his vehicle touched or impacted the outside curb of the service road causing his vehicle to flip at least one time. the vehicle ultimately came to rest on its top once it slid back into the roadway and came to rest in the center of the service road. >> they say brown pictured here during his college days was found unresponsive at the scene and once he got to the hospital he was pronounced dead. it was supposed that they were drinking at a gentleman's club, but police were unable to confirm that. >>

single car crash that killed his teammate jerry brown. police say josh brent was drunk and speeding. the largest wireless carriers have agreed to relate text messages to 911. the carriers cover about 90% of the population. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think having the option to text 911 is a good thing or a bad thing? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> today will be the busiest day of the year for fedex. workers will hit the ground running to deliver your package is an presence. will deliver more than 200 packages per second. they have hired 20,000 seasonal workers. hn once your clothing off your nd m wants yourh clothing off your back. teh fed might do more to stimulate the economy. jane king has the bloomberg business report. hi, jane. >> hello, stan. good morning. have you done a lot of spending online this holiday season? online spending is at $26.6 billion so far this year. it is not over yet. today is expected to be a huge day for online retailers. this may be

sunday that an nfl team played a game in the wake of tragedy. this player, jerry brown jr., of the dallas cowboys, died early yesterday in a car accident. brown was a passenger. the driver was his teammate, josh brent, who now has a $500,000 bond while facing charges he killed someone while driving drunk. police say brent's mercedes was moving very fast when he hurt a curb and flipped. josh brent has a history of dui. >>> an update to last week's tragedy in kansas city. new video released by police show javon bell cher hours before he killed his girlfriend then his. dash cam video shows police talking to belcher after they found him sleeping in his car. listen to what police told him in this advice i don't released by kansas city police. >> you live right here? >> yeah. >> okay, that's going to be your best bet. >> we're trying to cut you a break here. >> belcher told police he was going to a nearby apartment to see a woman. >>> a cloud of political uncertainty is hanging over venezuela. president chavez announced his cancer has returned and he is traveling to cuba for surgery for a third

of speed and lost control. his car flipping in the accident, killing his teammate, jerry brown. it's the second time in a week there's been a tragedy involving an nfl player. abc news reporter chuck southeast son has the details. >> early saturday morning josh brent was speeding on a service road in a dallas suburb when his car hit a curb and flipped. >> when our officers arrived on scene, mr. brent was removing or dragging mr. brown from the vehicle. i should also point out that the vehicle actually did catch on fire. >> the passenger, brent's cowboys's teammate, 25-year-old jerry brown, was pronounced dead at the hospital. brent was initially arrested on suspicion of drunk driving after failing a sobriety test and of a brown died the charge was updated to intoxication manslaughter. cowboys owner jerry jones issued a statement saying we are deeply sad end by the news of this accident and the passing of jerry brown. at this time our hearts and prayers and deepest sympathies are with the members of jerry's family and all of those who knew him and loved him. incident comes one week aft

accident was jerry brown. josh brent has a prior arrest for dui. if convicted, he faces 2-20 years in prison. heavy snow is falling across parts of the midwest. road crews started friday by salting and sending the roads. difficult driving conditions were reported in minnesota. >> you might have another option when contacting 911 for an emergency. s cover about 90% of the population. texting 911 could be a better option. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think having the option to text 911 is a good thing or a bad thing? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> i think it is a great idea. 5:12. tis the season for giving. >> how delay to give gifts for your family and friends for for ree today? >> another big on-line shopping day as the christmas holiday approaches. >> could be a busy monday morning rush thanks to some heavy what makes the sleep number store different? you walk into a conventional mattress store, it's really not about you. we have so much technology in our store to re

, jerry brown. it's the second time in a week there's been a tragedy involving an nfl player. abc news reporter chuck severtson has the details. >> early saturday morning josh brent was speeding on a service road in a dallas suburb when his car hit a curb and flipped. >> when our officers arrived on scene, mr. brent was removing or dragging mr. brown from the vehicle. i should also point out that the vehicle actually did catch on fire. >> the passenger, brent's cowboys's teammate, 25-year-old jerry brown, was pronounced dead at the hospital. brent was initially arrested on suspicion of drunk driving after failing a sobriety test and after brown died the charge was updated to intoxication manslaughter. cowboys owner jerry jones issued a statement saying we are deeply saddened by the news of this accident and the passing of jerry brown. at this time our hearts and prayers and deepest sympathies are with the members of jerry's family and all of those who knew him and loved him. the incident comes one week after kansas city chief's linebacker killed his girlfriend and then took his own lif

, not only with the dallas cowboys, but at the university of illinois, jerry brown jr., a practice squad linebacker with the cowboys, was killed. police arrested and booked the 24-year-old josh price brent into the irving county jail. one count of intoxication manslaughter against brent. here is a spokesperson for the department. >> our officers on scene felt as if alcohol was a contributing factor in the accident, so mr. price brent was asked to perform some field sobriety tests. after he performed those field sobriety tests, based on his performance of those tests, along with our officer's observations and the conversations they had with him, he was placed under arrest for driving while intoxicated. >> that is a degree, a second degree felony charge, potential sentence of two to 20 years in prison, maximum fine of $10,000. the dallas cowboys receiving news of this -- of both teammates, one being arrested and one being killed before they boarded a chartered jet to cincinnati, don, to play the bengals on sunday. >> having to live, knowing you killed your teammate or a friend died under y

intoxication manslaughter after a passenger and his car, fellow teammate jerry brown was killed in an accident. >> it appears he was traveling at a high rate of speed, at which time his vehicle touched or impacted the outside curb of the service road, causing his vehicle to flip. >> reporter: brent and brown played football together at the university of illinois. while in college brent pleaded guilty to a dui in 2009. saturday, when police arrived on scene, officers say brent was pulling brown's body from the wreckage. member of the cowboys practice team, brown was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. brent faces 2 to 20 years in prison and is expected in court today. >> our officers on scene felt as if alcohol was a contributing factor in the accident, so mr. brent was asked to perform field sobriety tests. >> reporter: for the nfl this is the second tragedy in a week. on friday police released dash cam video of jovan belcher. >> you live here? you need to go upstairs, dude. okay. we're trying to cut you a break here. >> it has to go down as one of the darkest spans in recent nfl hi

brown. >> jerry always said how are you doing coach and before i could get it, and if you watched jerry brown practice you know he loved footballment he practiced so hard of he was here for one day. and we said that is going to be to be the scout team player of the week. >> country records show that josh brent pleaded guilty to drunk-driving in illinois back in 2009. if convicted of this latest charge he could face 20 years in prison. >>> authorities have made an arrest on a triple homicide on an indian reservation. hector celeya shot three people and kidnapped his daughters and led deputies on a car chase. both girls were shot and wounded in the ordeal. authorities say one suffered life-threatening injuries and the other was not critically injured. >>> authorities say a policy shot and killed a graduate student at san bernardino campus and got a disturbance at an off-campus student housing complex. >> they contacted him in the hallway of his dorm. during this contact, a physical altercation occurred. officers faring for their safety fired their weapons striking him in the chest area. h

had been trinking before the accident that killed his teammate jerry brown. the cowboys on the road against the cincinnati bengals. honored brown by placing his jersey on the team's bench and a moment of silence before kickoff. and casey stegall live in arlington, texas. we' learning that brent walked out of jail without shoes. >> yeah, harris, indeed. he was barefoot. let's go ahead and get to that brand new video that you speak of. he had no shoes on and had appeared deep gashes on his head and it's not clear when he will be back before a judge. meantime we are learning more about relationship between the two teammates, they were great friends on and off the field and in illinois they both played college ball from 2007 to 2009, and they were roommates here in texas. they were reportedly on their way home from a club in dallas early yesterday morning when brent lost control of his mercedes benz and flipped it. he pulled 25-year-old jerry brown from the burning car, but the cowboys linebacker died at an area hospital. here is what brent said to the press as he was walking out of jai

on a daily basis. >> reporter: 25-year-old jerry brown was in the passenger seated and died at an area hospital. he played bowl with the indianapolis colts before joining the practice squad for dallas cowboys. look at this, his jersey is laid out on the bench there. he and brent played together in college in illinois. meantime, josh brent releasing a statement through his agent from jail. it reads in part, i'm quoting here, i'm devastated and filled with grief for the loss of my close friend and teammate. josh brent was arrested in illinois for a d.u.i. back in 2009. he spent 30 days in jail and was released for probation last year. >> gregg: casey stegall live, thank you. >> heather: coming up. a new legal challenge for the man charged in the killing of teenager that i von martin. george zimmerman taking on nbc but is the lawsuit legit? >> gregg: venezuela's president dropping a bombshell. hugo chavez, why she asking his country to consider his successor. >> heather: new fallout from a crank call scandal rocking the british thrown. we're at walmart with the simmons family. how mu

his mercedes crashed, flipped and caught fire. in the passenger seat, his teammate, jerry brown. >> when our officers arrived on scene, mr. brent was removing -- or dragging mr. brown from the vehicle. >> brent was given and failed field sobriety tests. brown was rushed to a hospital where he died. >> once the officers learned that brown had passed away then mr. price-brent was under arrest for intoxication manslaughter. >> on behalf of josh, a tremendous loss to him. this was like losing a little brother. >> reporter: it's not the first time that brent has been charged with drinking and driving. he was arrested in college and sentenced to 60 days behind bars. from his jail cell overnight he released a statement. saying, i will live with this horrific and tragic loss every day for the rest of my life. it's been a tragic week for the nfl. last saturday, kansas city chiefs jovan belcher murdered his girlfriend and then killed himself. leaving behind his infant daughter. but newly released footage shows just hours earlier, police talked to belcher found passed out in his car. >> how are you

>> and it is my honor to introduce governor jerry brown of california. i think. ok. in ibm research, one of the things we talk about is our laboratories. i have been all over the world, live in different countries. i am a relatively recent transplant to california. i would like to let the governor know that i am happy to be here. it is a good space. recently, governor brown has spent a lot of time, focus, and effort making california a better place. focus on eliminating waste, increasing efficiency, decreasing the budget deficit, and real focus that we appreciate in northern california on clean energy. for example, moving the state's goal to be 33% clean energy producing. it is my privilege to welcome governor brown to the panel. [applause] >> and to introduce our next panelist, i would like to welcome steve ballmer, senior bp -- vp. >> good morning and thank you. next up is governor hickel lipper -- hickenlooper. he is the serieaal a entreprener each of you have in your respective parts. he became very successful in the brew pub business. he never had a single election not even for

the field. this time it was the dallas cowboys. on the sidelines sunday, the jersey of jerry brown jr. was draped over the team bench. a member of the practice squad, brown died saturday in a car crash driven by a teammate, the car was. the cowboys came back from a nine-point deficit to beat the cincinnati bengals on a dramatic last second field goal. brown's jersey was held up after the emotional win, and following the game, cowboys head coach jason garrett talked about the focus his team showed during this tragedy. >> all we asked our team last night was to understand as best they could what happened and somehow, some way, to challenge the emotions they have into honoring jerry today in their performance, and that's a hard thing to do. i think everyone in our organization who knew him is completely numb and has been numb for the last couple days. >> ed lavandera joins us from dallas. ed, this morning brown's teammate, cowboys nose tackle josh brent is out of jail. >> reporter: he is, ted. as that team is dealing with the death of a beloved teammate, they're also struggling with the

josh brent was drive whgt mercedes flipped and landed on its top. the passenger was jerry brown jr., a linebacker on the cowboys' practice squad. officers say the car was on fire when they arrived on scene. >> when our officers arrived on scene, mr. brent was removing -- or dragging mr. brown from the vehicle. >> reporter: investigators say brown was unresponsive and later died at a hospital. they say speed and alcohol were factors in the crush. brent failed a field sobriety test. >> based on his performance of those tests, along with our officers' observations and the conversations they had with him, he was placed under arrest for driving while intoxicated. once our officers learned that mr. brown had passed away, then mr. price brent was under arrest for intoxication manslaughter. >> reporter: according to court records in illinois, brent was arrested in 2009 for driving under the influence. speeding and driving with a suspended license. he finished probation in july 2011. a criminal investigation is ongoing to determine exactly where the two spent the evening before the crash. >

seat, brent's teammate, jerry brown. >> when officers arrived on scene, mr. brent was removing or dragging mr. brown from the vehicle. >> brent was given and failed field sobriety tests. brown was rushed to a hospital where he died. >> once our officers learned that mr. brown had passed away, then mr. price brent was under arrest for intoxication manslaughter. >> on behalf of josh, a tremendous loss to him. this was like losing a little brother. >> it's not the first time brent was charged with drinking and driving. he was sentenced in college and sentenced to 60 days behind bars. from his jail cell overnight brent said i will live with this tragic and horrific loss every day the rest of my life. it has been a tragic week for the nfl. last week kansas city chiefs player belcher killed his girlfriend and then himself, leaving his daughter an orphan. and after belcher had been drinking but since he wasn't driving, police cut him a break. >> all right. you have a good one. >> with no way of knowing what he was about to do. clayton ssandel, denver. >> state lawmakers are deciding how

with intoxication manslaughter in the death of his dallas cowboys teammate and roommate, jerry brown jr. >> he said my best friend died. you can't get tirgt than those two. >> reporter: the car they were in hit a curb, flipped and kaugtd fire, killing brown. brent admitted to drinking at a club that evening and smelled of alcohol. an emotion gnat cowboys team beat the cincinnati bengals. teammates holing up brown's jersey after the game. >> football is very different than life. we lost a 25-year-old young man who had his whole life in front of him. >> reporter: his death is the second in the nfl in as many weeks. on december 1st, police say kansas city chiefs linebacker jovan belcher shot and hikilled his girlfriend, before turning the gun on himself. this video shows him talking to kansas city police officers. >> how we doing tonight, man? >> reporter: police say they found the 25-year-old asleep in the car. because he wasn't driving and had no visible signs of alcohol with him, there was no reason to arrest him. >> i think sometimes they feel like they're invincible. >> reporter: this

charged with intoxication manslaughter after an accident that killed his teammate, jerry brown. officers say it appears brent's vehicle was going at a high rate of speed when it hit a curve, causing it to overturn. the accident happened around 2:20 a.m., a few hours before brent was supposed to be on a team flight to cincinnati. >> we have two different groups of investigators working together but it takes time to retrace where they were, how long they were there, people that may have seen them beforehand. >> investigators say jerry brown was a passenger in the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the hospital. the 25-year-old signed to the cowboys in october. cowboys owner jerry jones released a statement saying the team is deeply saddened by the accident and brown's death. josh brent was arrested and pleaded guilty to d.u.i. charges in 2009. >> we are getting a better picture of what happened the morning kansas city chiefs linebacker jovan belcher shot and killed his girlfriend, then himself. missouri police released dash cam video from their police car showing a traffic stop hours befor